The extraordinary story of a legendary hero continues . . .An epic retelling of the story of Odysseus; a must read for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden. After ten years of uninterrupted war, blood and agony, the Trojans have finally been defeated. Odysseus and his men begin the epic journey of returning to Ithaca. Along the way, terrifying enemies await them: the cyclops Polyphemus, the lotus eaters who feast on narcotic flowers that give only oblivion, the sorceress who turns men into swine, and the deadly, enthralling sirens. Odysseus is determined to make his way home to Ithaca, where his beloved family have awaited him for many long years. But his journey will present him with new, terrible perils - ones that he could not have dreamed of even in his wildest nightmares. In Odysseus: The Return, the second in his Odysseus epic, Valerio Massimo Manfredi gives a new voice to one of the most adventurous and fascinating heroes of all time.
| ISBN: | 9781447231714 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2015 |
| Author: | Valerio Massimo Manfredi |
| Publisher: | Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Historical adventure fiction Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales Biographical Fiction Translated Fiction |